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Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water Snakes

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water Snakes
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water snakes

Background imagePoetry Collection: Sophocles

Sophocles ( circa 496a'406 bc ), Greek playwright. His seven surviving plays are notable for their complexity of plot and depth of characterization

Background imagePoetry Collection: St. George of merry England

St. George of merry England
Vintage engraving of a verse from Spensers Faerie Queene, with an image of Saint George and the Dragon. 1892

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is done

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is done
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Game is done ! I ve won I ve won ! Quoth she, and whistles thrice

Background imagePoetry Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback
Geoffrey Chaucer depicted as a pilgrim on horseback. He was the writer of " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner Death fires danced at night

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Death fires danced at night
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, About, about, in reel and rout, The death fires (St. Elmoas Fire) danced at night

Background imagePoetry Collection: Poet's Inspiration, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Mariano Rossi

Poet's Inspiration, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Mariano Rossi
Arkhangelsk Cathedral Museum, Moscow, Russia (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - done a hellish thing

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - done a hellish thing
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, And I had done a hellish thing, and it would work em woe

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - and still it neared

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - and still it neared
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist ! and still it neared and neared

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - and cursed me

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - and cursed me
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Each turned his face with ghastly pang, and cursed me with his eye

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - My soul in agony

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - My soul in agony
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I saw that curse

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I saw that curse
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Seven days, seven nights, I saw that curse, and yet I could not die

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - rain poured down

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - rain poured down
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, And the rain poured down from one black cloud

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - They groaned

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - They groaned
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, nor spake, not moved their eyes

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - in my soul discerned

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - in my soul discerned
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I heard and in my soul discerned, two voices in the the air

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - that ship so fast

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - that ship so fast
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, But why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - moonlight lay

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - moonlight lay
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and on the bay the moonlight lay, and the shadow of the Moon

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner O shrieve me holy man

Rime of the Ancient Mariner O shrieve me holy man
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man !. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - boat spun round

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - boat spun round
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Upon the whirl, where sank the ship, The boat spun round and round

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner that his face I see

Rime of the Ancient Mariner that his face I see
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, That moment that his face I see, I know the man that must hear me

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - What loud uproar

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - What loud uproar
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, What loud uproar bursts from that door! The Wedding guests are there

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - So lonely twas

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - So lonely twas
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, So lonely twas, that God himself, Scarce seemed there to be

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - This seraph band

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - This seraph band
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, This seraph band, each waved his hand, It was a heavenly sight !

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Pilot shrieked

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Pilot shrieked
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I moved my lips the Pilot shrieked and fell down in a fit

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner Nor any drop to drink

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Nor any drop to drink
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner Nine fathom deep he followed

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Nine fathom deep he followed
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Nine fathom deep he had followed us, From the land of mist and snow

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - in crimson colors came

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - in crimson colors came
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Full many shapes, that shadows were, in crimson colors came

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - more dread

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - more dread
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Under the water it rumbled on, Still louder and more dread

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner The ice was all around

Rime of the Ancient Mariner The ice was all around
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I pass like night

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I pass like night
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I pass like night from land to land, I have strange power of speech

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The moving Moon went up the sky. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - upon the rotting sea

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - upon the rotting sea
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I looked upon the rotting sea, and draw my eyes away

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - The ship drove fast

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - The ship drove fast
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, and southward aye we fled

Background imagePoetry Collection: Portrait of William Shakespeare

Portrait of William Shakespeare
This 1849 vintage print features the portrait of William Shakespeare

Background imagePoetry Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century

Background imagePoetry Collection: The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales
Vintage engraving of an Illustration and passage from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - hath been stunned

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - hath been stunned
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. He went like one that hath been stunned. Herbert Cole, 1900

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner Other was a softer voice

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Other was a softer voice
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. The other was a softer voice. Herbert Cole, 1900

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Bride

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Bride
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. The bride hath paced into the hall. Herbert Cole, 1900

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. It is an ancient mariner. Herbert Cole, 1900

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - What Evil Looks

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - What Evil Looks
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. Ah, well a day! what evil looks. Herbert Cole, 1900

Background imagePoetry Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Twain were casting dice

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Twain were casting dice
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. And the Twain were casting dice. Herbert Cole, 1900

Background imagePoetry Collection: The Distrest Poet by William Hogarth

The Distrest Poet by William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of The Distrest Poet by William Hogarth. It depicts a scene in a small, dingy attic room where a poet sits at his desk in the dormer and, scratching his head

Background imagePoetry Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Society Poets full of Hot Air

Victorian satirical cartoon, Society Poets full of Hot Air
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on Society Poets full of Hot Air. Their ambiguities I wis, Their paltry themes do well express: They soar on nothing, just like this

Background imagePoetry Collection: The Witches Frolic

The Witches Frolic
A page of verses from The Witches Frolic by English cleric and humorous writer Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), a.k.a. Thomas Ingoldsby, published 1888

Background imagePoetry Collection: Homer

Homer - Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He is the greatest ancient Greek epic poets. When he lived is not exactly known. It is estimated about 770 - 700 BC



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